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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 6.129
বামন হঞা যেন চান্দ ধরিবারে চায় ।
অনেক যত্ন কৈনু, তাতে কভু সিদ্ধ নয় ॥ ১২৯ ॥
vāmana hañā yena cānda dharibāre cāya
aneka yatna kainu, tāte kabhu siddha naya
“Like a dwarf who wants to catch the moon, I have tried my best many times, but I have never been successful.
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Raghunātha dāsa compares himself to a dwarf trying to catch the moon. This expresses how far beyond his reach the goal seems.
He has tried his best many times, yet his attempts have not succeeded.
His admission of failure leads into an appeal for mercy and shelter at Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s lotus feet.
Longing fulfilled. Raghunātha’s sustained desire for the Lord culminates in arrival, shelter, and renunciation.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
After this incident, Raghunātha dāsa, with the help of his priest, whose name was Yadunandana Ācārya, got out of his house by trickery and thus ran away. Not touching the general path, Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī secretly went to Jagannātha Purī.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 6
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Śaraṇāgati · Taking shelter
Turning toward Kṛṣṇa through shelter, surrender, dependence on guru, and unconditional devotional fidelity. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “shelter”, “lotus feet”
Kṛpā & transformation · Mercy changes a life
Transformative encounters with grace, from scholars and travelers to renunciants and householders. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “mercy”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can acknowledging the limits of your efforts help you ask for mercy?
Offer a brief prayer honestly acknowledging one difficulty in your effort to seek Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu’s shelter.
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